On Monday September 11th and Tuesday Septmeber 12th Nike brought us their SPARQ Soccer Rating Tests. The SPARQ rating is a system designed to measure sport-specific athleticism which tests Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction and Quickness.

The set of tests consisted on:

• One step Vertical Jump
• 30 m dash
• Compass Drill
• Overhead power ball throw
• 30 second endurance jump

Weather conditions only allowed us to test 120 players over the 300 scheduled but we are working with Nike to bring back the SPARQ Soccer Rating Test some time again soon.

Adding physical assessments to our program is very important because tests/evaluations provide objective results of the fitness status of the players and help us to recognize strengths and weaknesses. Moreover, by knowing the actual state of the players we can set group and individual goals to reach.